The Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva will host a Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) double header on Saturday afternoon, after a tweak to the Premier Division fixtures that was announced last night. Presentation College (San Fernando) were due to host Malick Secondary from 2pm at Union Hall. However, that game …
Read More »SSFL 2022: “Naps” maul St Augustine 9-1, as Premier Division kicks off with goal-rush
Nine of the very best! Reigning Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Naparima College began the 2022 League season in stunning fashion yesterday, as they stormed to an absolutely thumping 9-1 win over the ‘Green Machine’ of St Augustine Secondary in St Augustine. ‘Naps’, who surrendered the Tiger …
Read More »“He told us he’s committed!” WI recall Evin, while Cariah, Charles and Reifer also in W/Cup squad
The Cricket West Indies selection panel announced its 15-man team for the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup today, with opener Evin Lewis being the most eye-catching addition. Lewis has not represented West Indies since the 2021 T20 World Cup, after appearing to rule himself out—according to chief selector Desmond …
Read More »Eve names 19 overseas-based players for King’s Cup; Herbert gets maiden call-up
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve announced his 20-man squad for two exhibition outings in a four nations King’s Cup invitational tournament in Thailand this month. The Soca Warriors are rostered to play Tajikistan on 22 September before progressing to contest the trophy or third …
Read More »Jordan: “I will make South Zone a football powerhouse again”; NLCL boss announces candidacy
“[…] Over the last two decades or more, stakeholders in southern football have seen a devastating decline in resources, opportunities and basic organisational needs… Prior to Covid-19, the zone hosted its 2019 season, and participation plummeted to five teams starting the league, with only four finishing the season. “[…] Mr …
Read More »12 W/C recalls—1974 (Pt 3): Beckenbauer’s Germans power past the Poles
West Germany also made a confident start in the second round. They began their Group B campaign by seeing off Yugoslavia, with goals in either half from Paul Breitner and Gerd Muller. On the same day, a Grzegorz Lato header gave Poland victory over Sweden in a very tight contest. …
Read More »12 W/C recalls—1974 (Pt 2): Not even sentimental favourites Brazil could stop the Dutch
As the business end of 1974 World Cup loomed, for the sentimentalists, the field of title contenders still included Brazil. But for most, it had thinned to three: The Netherlands, hosts West Germany and upstarts Poland. And like in a good shoot-’em-up western, the main characters were all nervously eyeing …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Championship matches postponed on eve of kickoff due to “logistical and technical constraints”
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee today announced the postponement of Boys Championship Division matches in the North, East, Central and Tobago Zones, barely 24 hours before kickoff on Tuesday 13 September. The decision will impact 24 schools across Trinidad and Tobago who were preparing to make their …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Naps, Pres, Speyside, S/Juan, Moruga and Chaguanas discuss upcoming season
Phew! The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) is back folks. After a three-year hiatus, which surely felt like an eternity to some, the popular secondary schools competition resumed at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last Friday, as Presentation College (San Fernando) edged fierce rivals Naparima College to the Tiger …
Read More »12 W/C recalls: 1974 when Total Football almost ruled the roost; sum of the parts
“Penalty! Holland have a penalty! And we are still in the opening minute of this long-awaited World Cup final!” In many ways, the amazing 10th Fifa World Cup in 1974 bore an uncanny resemblance to its 1954 counterpart. In Germany like in Switzerland, Fifa played the second round as a …
Read More »Vaneisa: The Sabina mystery continues—inspirational tale, or historical misinformation?
Alas, the mystery of Sabina Park’s name remains a matter of speculation. Three things are clear however. There was a woman named Sabina Park. There was a place called Sabina Park Pen, and Sabina Park is a Test ground in Jamaica. The most probable explanation is that the ground was …
Read More »Lazarus rises in shootout as “Pres Lions” snatch Tiger Tanks Cup from rivals Naparima
“They have lots of heart. We fought like lions today, young lions!” After being caged away for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the “Pres Lions” of Presentation College (San Fernando) came out roaring at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday, with a 3-2 penalty shootout win over …
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